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11-Year-Old Summits Mount Kilimanjaro

August 28, 2026
This summer looked a little different for 11-year-old Olivia Trainor. Trainor, a rising sixth-grader at Chenery Upper Elementary School, hiked Mount Kilimanjaro with her mother, Brittany Caruso, last month. The journey up the Tanzanian volcano, the highest peak in Africa, took nine…
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Belmont Kids Bitten by the Entomology Bug

August 25, 2026
While a giant whip scorpion won’t win any beauty contest, it could certainly star in a horror movie. Even the creature’s name sounds intimidating. “(It is) one of my favorite arachnids,” said Bryan Man – the self-styled Professor Bugman – during his…

Resident Vies For Pokémon World Title

August 23, 2026
Benjamin Hwang is spending his summer a little differently from most rising fourth-graders as he trains for the Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championship. This will be the second World Championship the nine-year-old has qualified for. This summer, Benny will jet off…

Belmont Builds Community Through Dance

August 11, 2026
On Monday nights, the Beech Street Center comes alive with thumping beats, shouts, and laughter galore. A small — but mighty — cohort of Belmont residents gathers each week for 45 minutes of rigorous Zumba class. “Dance is magical. It builds community,…

Belmont Residents Help Others Connect Over Mahjong

May 26, 2026
Erin Mahoney and Jennifer Manganaro live for the moment when a student rings the small golden bell at the center of the Mahjong board. About three-fourths of the players in the room walked in as strangers. Now they cheer one another’s wins.…

Belmont’s Top Dog Breeds, Names

May 15, 2026
According to town data, there are 1,122 licensed dogs in Belmont. Pet owners were required to apply for their 2026 pet licenses by March 15 or be subject to a late fee. Based on the licenses as of mid-March, Labrador retrievers topped…

Reading What’s in the Tarot Cards

May 6, 2026
Drawing a “Death” card from a tarot deck doesn’t predict your imminent demise. Instead, Janina Majeran, community outreach librarian at the Belmont Public Library, wants you to know it’s not as scary as it may seem. “Death” is one of 78 illustrated…

Celebrating the Arrival of Spring

April 15, 2026
Concentrating on her target, Olivia Chen, 5, threw her arrow like a javelin during a game of “pitch pot” on April 11, outside the Belmont Public Library. She and her 2-year-old sister Rylee were there enjoying activities and crafts at the Qingming…

Etiquette Classes Emphasize Empathy and Confidence

March 7, 2026
When Emily Post’s “Etiquette” was first published in 1922, it advised against hiring butlers with mustaches and included advice on proper finger bowl use, among other now outdated passages. However, the doyenne of manners also made remarkably relevant statements on human behavior…
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